conciliation

noun

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"conciliation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conciliation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,749. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,749
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conciliation · conciliation · English

conciliation · rank #39,749 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,749
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH conceiving

Nearest frequency peer: conceiving (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “conciliation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “conciliation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conciliation
PropertyValue
Headwordconciliation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#39,749
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conciliation”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).conciliationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “conceiving” (#39,748), “composting” (#39,747), “conjugation” (#39,751). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conciliation” is #39,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around conciliation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,749 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for conciliation, with forms such as "cconciliation", "cnociliation", and "cocniliation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French conciliation. The correct English form is conciliation, spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
  2. 2
    A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.

Etymology

From Middle French conciliation.

This word in other languages

conciliación(Español)Einigung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconciliation
  • cnociliation
  • cocniliation
  • concciliation
  • conciilation
  • concilaition
  • conciliaiton
  • conciliasion
  • conciliatino
  • conciliationn
  • conciliatoin
  • conciliattion
  • concilitaion
  • concilliation
  • concliiation
  • conicliation
  • connciliation
  • ocnciliation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conciliation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconciliation1cnociliation2cocniliation2concciliation1conciilation2concilaition2conciliaiton2conciliasion1
Edit distance from "conciliation"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conciliation"?
"conciliation" is spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "conciliation" mean?
As a noun, "conciliation" means: The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
What are common misspellings of "conciliation"?
Common misspellings include "cconciliation", "cnociliation", "cocniliation", "concciliation", "conciilation". The correct spelling is "conciliation".
What is the origin of the word "conciliation"?
From Middle French conciliation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conciliation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list